The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-05

their honest convictions III 'Hio
country. Ifpuhlic opinion should
tprn against Cleveland, his present
WORSHIP ers would desert him quicker
than rats could desert a sinking
shin Which VIII be the case before
no i ever reelected President.
Where are your principles that
have been handed down from Jack
son and Jefferson? A party with
the Glorious history Of the Democra-
cv and conserving the vital prlnci-
njes of liberty and popular severe
Ignty that it does, to be Feducea |"
the necessity of "pointing with
bride" to 'color line" as its only
cable of safety, is pitiable sight
indeed. And the worst of 1t IS th"'
fIis heresy should tie preached by d
hieL-priest, a Phari5ee OF the rn'i,
isaes' and one who gloreS III the lact
that he serves before the Shrlhes %
Jackson and JeT>rson. Dld we III
herIt the co,or line" from either
Jackson or Jefferson? If not the
DEMOCRAT is q hereto. The ttuV"
j. there is color line ana tnere
always will be one as long as there
are men Of color but the Democrat
ic party does not draw the line II
sees it drawn and manipulated BY
uns,en fingers and it gives timely
warning to the people, but 1t mas no
hand in drawing the line taut. ne
NEGROES themselves, impelled ON
ignorance OF by the inhnerce Owe
item Of white Republicans, are Solo
" Republican and the white people
| in self defense combine agalESt
them. That is all there is OF 1t. Bul
because this is so it does not wipe
out all the principles OF the De
decentralization optc.
On no, and we never said it. You
ask where are tue principles OF the
Democracy. We will tell YOU
Cleveland, his mugwumps and those
who endorse him have tranpleo
them in the dust under their un-
haIlowed feet. He has appointed
negro carpet Dagger over the white
people of The District Of Columbia as
recorder of deeds, thing denounced
by every Democrat between the
oceans when done by a Republican
He has appointed the governors
Judges. marshals and other terrltori
al officials from the State of New
York and other States, a thing de
nounced By every Democratic orator
and newspaper writer, when done by
q Republican President. He has
done all in his power to disgrace
and demonetize silver, a thing done
by the Republican party in 1873
, and denounced by every Democrat
: on the American continent. No"
please tell US why all these things
) were wrong in Republican Presl
dents, and all right when done by
, so~called Democratic President
Maybe if you will answer these ques
tons honestly and candidly yot
NAV shed some light on our darE
side. We Just want to know why
thing is wrong done by Republic
) an and right when done by s
, Democrat.
| The tariff, the internal revenue
: the iusatiate CORPORATIONS, the hlgl
salary idea, the Capitalization scheme
as opposed TO home rule, the Crane
Army of the Republic and its pen
: sion steals, the land sharks and lanC
! grabbers-these and many other
, vicious systems and schemes VIZ
have, like the poor, always with Us
and they have the Republican party
behind them, boosting and helping
them along and the only bulwark he
t tween them and the people and tht
peoples treasury is President Cleve
land, backed and supported by tn
Democratic party. 'Under whlcl
Ming, DeAOhiaH. w III -
against these outrages and pu0li'
steals with our brave President an(
the party of the people, or do yol
;.rrf,r to stand off by yourself OF
: one SHE of q mythical "cOIor hne'
u.a shout all aloue?--LenOjr T0ptc
Neither under your king nor lord
Your brave President stands aSalnS
, the steals does he? Let's See. LII
I signed more bills for pensions thai
any other President within the las
twelve years. More money ha
found 1t way oat Of the Treasury IN
= der his two years administration
,han did I'm der Hays or Arthur 70
the same period More money ha
found its way out Of the people
2 pockets into the pockets of tn
I moneyed lords than under the twt
previous administrations for th
= same length of time, We shall
! stand against all the evils you men
= tiou. Now in cOncluslo'
f You say we are hereto
Well, that IS all right. We woult
) prefer to be fool on the color lin
than a fool on all subjects. VIII
ever SAID the Democratic part
2 drew the color line? 1t was draw
, byGod and handed down to as an in
heritance to Jefferson, Jackson ant
Kitchin, and we are going to stan(